An adrenaline rush can be fun ad has it’s place. But adrenaline shouldn’t be part of your daily life. Our world is becoming increasingly complex. The demands of balancing work, family, and time for ourselves are overwhelming. We rush through each day doing, accomplishing and performing – getting things done while adding to a growing…
My coaching business was full. I was busy with clients. When not working with clients, I was actively involved in multiple business organizations, sitting on committees and boards, and filling my time with activity. After all, activity suggests a life filled with purpose, right? So why was I miserable? I was exhausted all the time.…
“Don’t try to teach a pig to sing — it wastes your time and annoys the pig.” Do I have your attention? This may bring a smile to your face; however, the message is so much deeper. It goes to the core of some fundamental teachings and philosophies that were certainly prevalent when I was…
You fancy yourself the Master of Multitasking — You and thousands of other women. I count myself among them. But here’s the rub. While multitasking at home might work (juggling meal preparation, chores, taking care of kids, etc), in the office it doesn’t. Every time you get interrupted (or allow yourself to be interrupted) you waste valuable…
In many religions when you sin you’ve committed an unpardonable act. In fact, when you sin, you must repent in some way and ask forgiveness or suffer eternal damnation. This is usually frightening enough to force us into submission and into doing the “right” thing according to . . . whom? Instead of this accepted…
Stuffing is the reason we do Thanksgiving at home every year! Thanksgiving is my holiday. I love the friends and family around, the prep and planning, and the food. Staples of our celebration are turkey and stuffing. We’ve been celebrating together since 1990. The only constant in all our Thanksgiving dinners is the turkey and…
If you’ve heard about mastermind groups, you’ve probably also heard about Hot Seats. And just as mastermind groups are not well-understood, neither are Hot Seats. Here’s what you need to know: The Hot Seat (called various things depending on the group you join) is the position in a Mastermind Group when you get to ask…
Being a business owner is a dream come true for many: you make your own schedule, work towards your “Why,” choose the clients and the projects that are a good fit, and know you’re doing something you genuinely believe in. But amazing as it is, being a business owner, especially a solopreneur, can also be…
You’re at a party or a business networking event, or maybe you’re at church or standing in line at the grocery store, and you get into a conversation with another person. Inevitably the conversation comes around to, “So, what do you do?” How often have you heard, “I’m a coach!”? Now, you KNOW there can’t…
